HB897 - Relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.

  89R17425 RAL-F     By: Howard H.B. No. 897     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 897:     By:  Gates C.S.H.B. No. 897       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of   certain real property located in Austin, Texas.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a) As soon as practicable after the effective   date of this Act, the General Land Office shall offer to sell or   lease the real property described by Section 2 of this Act under the   terms provided by this section.          (b)  The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a   transaction under this section under Section 31.158, Natural   Resources Code.  Proceeds from the transaction shall be deposited   in a new dedicated account in the general revenue fund, to be known   as the bicentennial Texas State Library and Archives Commission   fund.  Proceeds from the bicentennial Texas State Library and   Archives Commission fund shall be used:                (1)  for capital improvements to the Sam Houston   Regional Library and Research Center and the Lorenzo de Zavala   State Archives and Library Building; and                (2)  to make original source materials more accessible   to the public.          (c)  The sale or lease of the real property described by   Section 2 of this Act shall be contingent upon the construction and   occupation of an alternative state records facility that replaces   the facility being operated on the real property by the Texas State   Library and Archives Commission on the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 2.  The real property to which Section 1 of this Act   applies is situated in Travis County, Texas, and more particularly   described as follows:          20.3127 acres, more or less, located at 4400 Shoal Creek   Boulevard in Austin, Travis County, Texas, and having a legal   description of ABS 697 SUR 7 SPEAR G W ACR 20.3127.          SECTION 3.  (a)  In this section, "commission" means the   Health and Human Services Commission.          (b)  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this   Act, the commission may lease the real property described by   Section 4 of this Act under the terms provided by this section.          (c)  The commission shall negotiate execution of one or more   leases under Section 533.087, Health and Safety Code. Proceeds from   a lease authorized by this section shall be deposited in the Texas   capital trust fund for the benefit of the commission.          (d)  A lease of all or a portion of the real property   described by Section 4 of this Act must:                (1)  provide for commission approval and restriction of   the lessee's proposed use of the property; and                (2)  grant the commission easements to commission   properties adjacent to the leased property.          SECTION 4.  The real property to which Section 3 of this Act   applies is situated in Travis County, Texas, and more particularly   described as follows:          Approximately 7.5 acres adjoining the south right of way line   of West 45th street and the East right of way line of Lamar Blvd.,   located in Austin, Travis County, Texas, and furthermore being   described as located in LOTS 79, 80 AND 82, DIVISION D OF THE   GOVERNMENT OUTLOTS on file in the General Land Office.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.